NMHF's Broadsides: November 2007!
Table of Contents
Waterfront Happenings
Join Us For the Parade of Lights at the Gangplank Marina!
BIG Regatta a Resounding Success!
Join NMHF on an Adriatic Adventure!News
Season Wrap-Up: The National Capital High School Sailing Program
DC Sail VIP Instructors for 2007
Fall Membership Special!
DC Sail T-Shirts Are Now On Sale! Buy One Today!
Waterfront Happenings
Join Us for the Parade of Lights at the Gangplank Marina!DC Sail Members, Friends & Volunteers,
With the Holiday season quickly approaching, NMHF is getting into the spirit. Saturday evening, December 1st, the Washington Waterfront Association is hosting their annual lighting of the Southwest Christmas Tree, and Parade of Lights to take place in the Washington Channel. This is a big event, and we have not only agreed to participate, but also have been asked to LEAD THE PROCESSION! So, we’re pulling out all the stops this year, and we need your help! Volunteers will not only be able to join us on the water, but also earn hours towards a DC Sail Super Membership for the month of April. We also are in need of a generator, so if you have any connections, please let us know!
Basically, there are two parts to this exercise:
- Decorating American Spirit
- 12p-3p at the boat, 600 Water St. We provide the snacks and beverages; you help get the rig up and going.
- Crewing AS during the parade
- 4p Board AS
- 4:30p Depart Gangplank Marina
- 5-7p Parade in the Potomac River & Washington Channel
- 7-? Light pillaging and rampant merrymaking. At Cantina Marina
So, there is the schedule. If you have some time and would like to get into the holiday spirit, please contact Rob Bader at rbader@nmhf.org or call 202-547-1250 and we'll save you a spot! We’d love to see you again.
All the best,
The NMHF Crew
PS: Sleigh bells ring…hey, are you listnin’?
BIG Regatta A Resounding Success!
The Results are in!
The 2007 BIG Team Regatta raised over $40,000 for Kids Set Sail! A BIG thanks to all our sponsors and corporate participants! Let’s see how they stacked up this year.
Team
Boat Name
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Total
Team Captain
1
Security Storage
Angry Chameleon
5
1
1
7
Chuck Lawrence
2
The Brick Companies
Slap & Tickle
3
2
2
7
Lex Birney
3
Sail Magazine
Animal House
1
4
3
8
Jason Pinter
4
Akridge/Staubach
Bear Instinct
4
3
5
12
David Houck
5
PN Hoffman
Blind Faith
8
6
4
18
Kevin Reigler
6
F B R
Emotional Rescue
6
5
7
18
James Reddoch
7
Team Brain Drain
Jammin’
2
8
13
23
Dr. William Bank
8
Allstate
Willy T
13
7
6
26
Rossalyn Ross
9
DPR
Dancer
7
11
8
26
Margaret Webster
10
Old Mutual – DC High School Sailing
Jive
10
9
10
29
Oliver Whitney
11
Madison Marquette
Dasher
11
10
9
30
David Brainard
12
NMHF - Kids Set Sail
Wired
9
13
13
35
Happy Olmstead
13
NMHF - Kids Set Sail
Blitzen
12
12
11
35
Liz Gossens
To watch the video wrap-up of the racing, follow this link: http://www.t2p.tv/guide/btr06.php
Or you can check out the many action shots of the day’s events courtesy of Joseph Allen Images here: http://galleries.jallenimages.com/gallery/3561035#203442140
Join NMHF on an Adriatic Adventure!
When: June 28 - July 9, 2008
Where: The Adriatic Sea!
Mark your calendars for the sailing vacation of a lifetime from June 28-July 9, 2008 in the Adriatic Sea with other NMHF members. Starting in Rome, travel to Greece, Montenegro, Croatia and finally back to Venice under the sail power of a 439-foot, five masted luxury ship. NMHF will be sponsoring a lecture series focusing on the history of the region, particularly the famous sea battles of the Adriatic. Even better, a portion of your ticket price will be donated to NMHF! For more information contact the NMHF office or reserve your cabin today by contacting Michelle Bemis at McCabe World Travel 703-762-5049 or michelle@mccabeworld.com
News
Season Wrap-Up: The National Capital High School Sailing Program
The National Capital High School Sailing concluded the end of its second year of programming at the end of October. Over the past year, we had forty-two students participate. We introduced eight students to the sport and thirty-four students participated in the racing program. Students came from schools that participated in years past including The SEED School of Washington and Bishop O’Connell along with several new schools including Whitman High School and KIMA Public Charter School as well. Kristen Berry joined NMHF team as racing coach for the high school program. NMHF commends all of his efforts in helping the program. In all, it was a very successful season!
DC Sail’s VIP Instructors of 2007
After thirty weeks of on-the-water programming, DC Sail shut down its facility for the winter on the twenty-seventh of October. The staff at NMHF is grateful for all of the hard work that DC Sail’s group of volunteer instructors invested into the Learn-to-Sail program this year. From early April until the end of October, fifty-one volunteers contributed over 903 hours of their time!! That is up from 573 hours last year! Several of our volunteers have gone above and beyond with their help:
1) Prag Katta 81 Hours 2) Mickey Panayiotakis 60 Hours
3) Andrew Ross 57 Hours 4) Tony Domenico 51 Hours 5) Tom Sliter 44 Hours Thanks for all of your hard work!
Fall Membership Special!!
Renew your membership by December 1 for two free rentals!By purchasing next year’s membership today, you don’t have to worry about your current membership expiring mid-way through next season! Plus, if you renew by December 1, we will give you two rentals next season FREE!
DC Sail T-Shirts Are Now On Sale! Buy One Today!
Cost: $20
Sport a new DC Sail T-Shirt this summer and support the program at the same time! The back of the shirt highlights the #1 rule at the boating facility: Don't hit former presidential yacht, Sequoia!!! Click on your T-Shirt size listed below to purchase one by credit card. You can pick up your T-Shirt at the Waterfront or at the NMHF office. Email Oliver Whitney at owhitney@nmhf.org for more information.
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